Safeguarding Welfare & Wellbeing Officer (DDSL)
The King John School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1RQThis job expired on 30 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37 hours per week Monday – Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm Term time plus 1 week holiday working
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £24,144 - £25,770
Pay scale
- Scale 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To be responsible for the day to day management of safeguarding and child protection within the school; to act as a source of support, advice and expertise for staff within the school for child protection and safeguarding.
- Communicate with parents, staff, students and external agencies to provide a rapid response to issues.
- To work with all stakeholders (internal & external) to ensure that the welfare of students is central to the school’s daily work.
- To work with all stakeholders (internal & external) to ensure that the mental health and wellbeing of students is central to the school’s daily work.
- To ensure that administrative logging and support using the schools internal systems is actioned.
- To support the pastoral support team and provide dedicated administration support using a range of applications.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Enthusiastic, friendly and talented students
- A dedicated, experienced and hardworking team of staff with a strong sense of collective endeavor
- The opportunity to develop within a school which is supported by a highly effective Trust that is committed to staff wellbeing and development.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to the following satisfactory pre-employment checks:
• Health
• Identity
• Relevant work qualifications
• Right to work in the UK
• Barred List Check (previously List 99)
• Disclosure & Barring Service Check (for all staff and volunteers)
• References
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The King John School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 2094 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The King John School website
- Email address
- angier@thekjs.com
- Phone number
- 01702 426744
The King John School is a popular, oversubscribed school where students’ very high attendance and levels of achievement reflect their commitment and enjoyment of school life. The school is a large, mixed comprehensive with a well-established sixth form, and serves the ever-growing communities of Thundersley and Benfleet, as well as welcoming students from further afield.
To enable their students to be happy and successful learners, they strive to create a caring, supportive and aspirational learning community, with high expectations and opportunities for all. They believe in offering a broad and balanced curriculum to enable students to flourish as individuals, and to achieve future success in whatever they choose to become later in life. This includes a strong emphasis on sport and the Arts.
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